A STUDY OF MATHEMATICAL APTITUDE IN RELATION TO INTELLECTUAL ABILITIES OF SECONDARY LEVEL STUDENTS

Mathematical Aptitude in real terms cannot be confided to mere computational abilities; rather it is a high ability to think and work abstractly with the mathematical patterns and sort out mathematical relationships. On the other hand General Intelligence which according to Gardner, calls for a critical thinking, logical reasoning and Information Processing seems to play a significant role in determining the Mathematical Aptitude of an individual. Thus the study aimed to find out the Mathematical Aptitude of an individual in relation to his Intellectual Abilities. A sample of 600 students was taken from various educational blocks of Dehradun District (Uttarakhand) by Purposive-multistage-random sampling technique. Eventually, this study reveals that Mathematical Aptitude is an inborn construct not strictly independent and to some extent it is subjected to environmental influences and Intellectual ability of an individual. The findings also ascertain either a high or a moderate positive correlation between IA and MA (along with all its five dimensions).